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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (including Defence Exports)
  • Undersea Defence Technologies conference

    Speech by Mr Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD announces trading entity chair

    Top UK business leader Paul Skinner has been named as the new chair of Defence Equipment and Support.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK joins new space partnership

    The UK has joined forces with Australia, Canada and the US to share expertise and resources dedicated to space operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD invests £36 million in new army air defence missile

    The army is a step closer to receiving a new multi-million-pound air defence missile system thanks to an investment by MOD.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communications contract secures 140 jobs in Wales

    More than a hundred jobs in south Wales are being sustained by a £364 million investment in military communications.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Shaping the future of the UK space sector

    Government response to the space growth action plan and launch of the national space security policy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Multi-million-pound investment in Royal Navy missiles

    The Royal Navy will benefit from advanced new anti-ship missiles thanks to a £500 million joint investment by the UK and French governments.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • TriStar retires after 30 years' service

    The Lockheed TriStar has flown its last operational mission with the Royal Air Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £20 million contract for new Royal Navy ships

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £20 million contract to buy parts for the Royal Navy's 3 new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Army cleared to fly next-generation eye-in-the-sky

    Watchkeeper, the Army's next-generation unmanned aerial system, has been cleared to begin military flight training with the Royal Artillery.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • International science collaboration agreed

    UK and US ministers have announced plans to boost science and technology collaboration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Possible nuclear storage sites

    Five nuclear facilities across the UK have been identified as potential sites to store waste from disused nuclear-powered submarines.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • International Armoured Vehicles Conference

    Speech by Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First flight trials of Taranis aircraft

    MOD and BAE Systems have revealed that the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle surpassed all expectations during its first flight trials.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Army kit helps soldiers see more clearly

    British troops are to benefit from up to £53 million of new equipment to help them identify targets more clearly.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Final Type 45 destroyer enters service early

    HMS Duncan, the Royal Navy's sixth Type 45 destroyer, has entered into service 4 months ahead of schedule.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Upgraded RAF Puma takes to the skies

    The RAF has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter following a multi-million pound upgrade programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £35 million contract sustains RAF's precision weapon

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is investing £35 million to sustain the RAF's stockpile of Brimstone missiles.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy aircraft carrier ramping up

    The final section of the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been fitted onto the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Helping small firms in the defence supply chain

    Boosting small businesses and helping them to grow is crucial to the continuing health of the British economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government